Intelligent Automation, Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: Illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco are substances that have an impact on both the user and

Intelligent Automation, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.

Amount
$150,000
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
NAICS
Place of performance
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Period

Description

Illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco are substances that have an impact on both the user and those in a user's vicinity. Recent research indicates that immersive environments utilizing substance aversion gestures can reduce cravings. One theory for these findings relates to research on abstinence self-efficacy. The Personalized Self-Efficacy Virtual Environment Recovery Experience (PERSEVERE) program aims to integrate abstinence self-efficacy research into a serious game.